Compromising Positions
“She turned to see Lord Eldred standing near the back of the gathering hall. He was dressed as an English lord today, not like the huntsman she’d met him as, but there was no mistaking those keen eyes. They surveyed the room quickly and she straightened when she saw his gaze hesitate as he came to her. A small smile flitted over his features and he gave her a brief nod before turning to someone at his side who wanted his attention.
“Kirstin?” Laina slid into the chair beside her, breathless ...from her race down the stairs and into the gathering room. “Did ye hear?”
“Hear what?” Kirstin’s attention moved from Lord Eldred—she still didn’t understand why he raised her hackles the way he did—to Laina, although her gaze stopped at Donal, sitting like a king in full dress plaid at the front of the room. The ceremonies were getting close to starting—the hall was filling up with people—and while Donal smiled and nodded to the man who was bending his ear, Kirstin could tell he was impatient.MoreLess
“Kirstin?” Laina slid into the chair beside her, breathless ...from her race down the stairs and into the gathering room. “Did ye hear?”
“Hear what?” Kirstin’s attention moved from Lord Eldred—she still didn’t understand why he raised her hackles the way he did—to Laina, although her gaze stopped at Donal, sitting like a king in full dress plaid at the front of the room. The ceremonies were getting close to starting—the hall was filling up with people—and while Donal smiled and nodded to the man who was bending his ear, Kirstin could tell he was impatient.MoreLess
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